社会性别、体育和21世纪第三浪潮女性主义

在法律的支撑下,男女参加体育活动的机会和使用器材设备上的差异正在明显缩小。许多学科和女子体育组织对体育中的社会性别问题十分关注,帮助人们更深刻地认识社会性别构成和体育之间的复杂关系。体育女权主义者为确保女性能参与更多的体育项目、得到更加平等的资助和奖励、得到高水平的教练指导和寻求男女平等的决策发言权而奋斗。变化着的社会环境、经济环境和体育图景使得社会性别和体育史研究能成为一个重要的领域。21世纪流行的第三浪潮女权主义认为20世纪60、70年代出现的第二浪潮女权主义所赖以生存的历史和政治环境已不复存在。她们讨厌‘牺牲品’女性主义的看法和对抗性途径,选择全球性视角,接受多元性。

Gender, Sport and Third Wave Feminism in the 21st Century

The traditional gender gap in opportunities for access to sport and sporting facilities is clearly narrowing on a number of levels, sometimes supported by national laws mandating gender equity in educational institutions. Gender related issues in sport have taken center stage in a number of academic disciplines and women's sports organizations. It seeks to forge new understandings of the historical relationship between sport and the social construction of gender. Sports feminists work hard to ensure that women and girls get access to more sports, high quality coaching, equal opportunity for funding and rewards as well as more voices in decision-making. Third wave feminist in the 21st century assert that the historical and political conditions in which second wave feminists emerged no longer exist. They resent the idea of 'victim feminism, opt for a global perspective accepting pluralism.